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源自中古英语 'colierie',与 'coal'(煤)相关,最早记录于15世纪,指煤矿或煤炭贸易场所。
❶ 指煤矿及其相关设施的总称,包括矿井、矿场建筑和周边设备等,常用于描述煤炭开采的工业场所。
“The old colliery has been turned into a museum.”
(这座老煤矿已被改造成博物馆。)
“Hundreds of workers lost their jobs when the colliery closed.”
(煤矿关闭时,数百名工人失去了工作。)
colliery town — 指以煤矿业为主要经济支柱的城镇,这类城镇通常围绕煤矿发展起来。
“The colliery town faced economic decline after the mines closed.”
(煤矿关闭后,这座矿业城镇面临经济衰退。)